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Institutional Review Board
Rubloff Hall, 7th floor
750 N. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60611

Phone: (312) 503-9338
FAX: (312) 503-0555
irb@northwestern.edu 		Institutional Review Board
Hogan Building, Room G-100 (6th Floor)
2205 Tech Dr.
Evanston, IL 60208

Phone: (847) 467-1723
FAX: (847) 467-3112
irb@northwestern.edu

The OPRS staff is available to help with applications or answer IRB related questions. Here is a list of contact information by expertise, a complete alphabetical list is also available. For general IRB questions or concerns, or if you do not see what you are looking for, please email irb@northwestern.edu or phone the main office at (312) 503-9338.

Paper Submissions Status, Request Copy of Submission, Front Desk
Julia McPherson - IRB Department Assistant
(312) 503-0826
IRB Biomedical Panels A-D
Keren Patricia Dimah, MPA, MPH, CIP - IRB Manager Full Board Review, Biomedical
(312) 503-7944
IRB Biomedical Panels A, irb@northwestern.edu email
Lucas Sikorski, CIP – IRB Coordinator II
(312) 503-6010
IRB Biomedical Panel B
Sandra Burbridge, CIP, CIM – IRB Coordinator II
(312) 503-4230
IRB Biomedical Panel C
Mitchell Saulisbury-Robertson, BA, CIP - Senior IRB Coordinator
(312) 503-1411
IRB Biomedical Panel D, Northwestern University Committee on Human Stem Cell Research (NUCHSCR)
Lisa Linn, CCRC - Senior IRB Coordinator
(312) 503-5368

IRB Social/Behavioral Science Panel E
currently vacant– IRB Manager
(847) 467-1723

IRB Social/Behavioral Science Panel E, Submission Status

Braden Van Buskirk, MSW – IRB Coordinator I
(847) 467-1765
IRB Biomedical Continuing Review Panel Q, Expedited Continuing Reviews, Status of Continuing Reviews, Reopening Closed/Expired Projects
Tasha Osafo, CIP – Senior IRB Coordinator
(312) 503-4225
IRB Biomedical Continuing Review Panel Q, Expedited Continuing Reviews, Expedited New Projects, Status of Continuing Reviews, Cooperative Agreements
Deborah Yordy Coleman, MA - IRB Coordinator II
(312) 503-3570
IRB Biomedical Continuing Review Panel Q, Status of Continuing Reviews, Reopening Closed/Expired Projects, VA Research,
Piper Hawkins-Green - IRB Coordinator I
(312) 503-7929
IRB Biomedical Continuing Review Panel Q, Status of Continuing Reviews, Reopening Closed/Expired Projects
Graham Creighton - IRB Coordinator I
(312) 503-3259

Data Entry Biomedical Continuing Reviews,

Nick Getzendanner - Department Assistant
(312) 503-0245
Pending Expedited Submissions (Revisions, Prompt Reporting, Termination)
Carolyn Cardona, MA - IRB Coordinator
(312) 503-6009

Quality Assurance, Training, HIPAA, IRB Authorization Agreements, Complaints, Post Approval Monitoring, NU-Affiliates Reseach Council, IRB email listserv

Eileen Yates, CIP – IRB Manager, Training and Quality Assurance
(312) 503-6011

Training & Quality Assurance Assistance, CITI Training Status, Training Sessions, IRB Rosters

Edwina Palacios - IRB Department Assistant
(312) 503-6012
eIRB System Questions/Help CALL 847-467-3472 (7-e-i-r-b)
Michael Kelley – eIRB System Specialist
(312) 503-0126

Prompt Reporting Form, UPIRSO Policy, eIRB Submission Status, Press Releases and Communications
Debra Gibson Tice, CIP, CCRC– Assistant Director of IRB Operations
(312) 503-4661

Chair, Administrative Review
Dennis P. West, PhD - Chair, Administrative Review
(312) 503-3571

Executive Director, OPRS
Don E. Workman, PhD
(312) 503-2616

Alphabetical Listing

Sandra Burbridge, CIP, CIM – IRB Coordinator II
(312) 503-4230
Carolyn Cardona, MA - IRB Coordinator I
(312) 503-6009
Deborah Yordy Coleman, MA - IRB Coordinator II
(312) 503-3570
Graham Creighton - IRB Coordinator I
(312) 503-3259
Keren Patricia Dimah, MPA, MPH, CIP - IRB Manager
(312) 503-7944
curently vacant– IRB Manager
(847) 467-1723
Nick Getzendanner - Department Assistant            (312) 503- 0245
Piper Hawkins-Green - IRB Coordinator I
(312) 503-7929
Michael Kelley – eIRB System Specialist
(312) 503-0126
Olga Kwiecien - Temp            (312) 503-0876
Lisa Linn, CCRC - Senior IRB Coordinator
(312) 503-5368
Julia McPherson - IRB Department Assistant
(312) 503-0826
Tasha Osafo, CIP – Senior IRB Coordinator
(312) 503-4225
Edwina Palacios - IRB Department Assistant
(312) 503-6012
Mitchell Saulisbury-Robertson, BA, CIP - Senior IRB Coordinator
(312) 503-1411
Lucas Sikorski, CIP – IRB Coordinator II
(312) 503-6010
Debra Gibson Tice, CIP, CCRC– Assistant Director of IRB Operations
(312) 503-4661
Braden Van Buskirk, MSW – IRB Coordinator I
(847) 467-1765
Dennis P. West, PhD - Chair, Administrative Review
(312) 503-3571
Don E. Workman, PhD - Executive Director
(312) 503-2616
Eileen Yates, CIP - Senior IRB Coordinator
(312) 503-6011